The Hawaiian gazette., 1887-08-23
ISLAND LOCALS.

ISLAND LOCALS.
ABOUT TOWN.
" There was a pretty steady procession of
voters before the Board of Registration for
Mobiles all last week.
Paia will start up this week to grind off q
small lot of seed cane, Which has not beer
needed for planting.
The School year of the East Maui Female
Seminary begins August 81, and the school
will reopen on that day.
MIR. r. J. Creighton has withdrawn from
the conduct of the Advertiser, as the stock he
bargained for was not delivered.
Owing to the elections falling on the day
when the Government schools were to open,
the opening day has been deferred TILL Thurs
day, Sept. 18th.
Files of the Weekly Gazette for the past
three weeks can be procured for posting,
from the news dealers or at thesofice OF
publication.
Wilder's S. 5. Company will ship by their
steamers this week, general election ballot
boxes for the four islands of Hawaii, Maui,
Molokai and Lanai.
The death of Mr. John Brown, recently on
the Bulletin staff, occurred at the Queens
Hospital Thursday afternoon. The funeral
took place at 10 O'Clock Friday.
Frank J. Higgins was telegraph operator
once, and proposes to form a class for in
struction In the art. BOYS wishing to Join
may leave their names at Fishers electric
works.
variety OF opposition tickets, of very
motley political and social hues, are in cir
culation, IN both print and manuscript, about
town causing no small diversion among the
curbstone statesmen.
The death of Mr.. G. Wilhelm, an old and
aSteemed resident of Hilo, is announced in
tNis issue. One of his sons was for some
time purser of the Inter-Island Steam Navi-
gBtion Co.'s steamer Mikahala.
There was a meeting of the Honolulu
RIFLES at the Armory August 18th, at which
Col V. V. Ashford made personal eXplana-
ton to the command regarding a transaction
be had with the late Government.
Some boys playing in Portuguese town,
Punchbowl, yesterday, found prisoners
Jacket They were anxious to know what
the police authorities would give as a reward
for the garment without the man IN it.
A vital question along the waterfront now
a-days Is when, If ever, will the Kaimiloa
arrive 2" Some of the longshoremen are
talking about mounting the old tub on
wheels when she comes into port and exhibit
ing her in grand torch-light procession.
Yesterday afternoon patrons of the Club
House restaurant on King street, met closed
door, through broken pane of which they
saw tables neatly set with all but the custom
airy steaming viands. Another victim, appar-
emily, to the ambition of supplying a square
meal for two bits.
The band gave a fine concert Aug. 18th at
the Hotel, In compliment to the Captains and
officers of the man-of-war ships in port The
front of the building was hung with Chinese
lanterns, which, with the glare of the electric
light, brought out the building, grounds and
foliage of the trees in a very attractive man
ner. There was a large number of spec
tators on the verandah taking in the affair
The officers of H. B. NJ. S. S. Wild Swan
are: John s. Halifax, Commander: Oliver
A. Stokes, Evelyn Il. LIE Marchant, Alfred E.
lizard and Charles w. Sutton, Lieutenants
Isaac Il. Anderson, staff Surgeon; Charles
a.. Bolt, Paymaster; John Moysey, Chief En-
Agineer; Wright Cliff, Carpenter. The Gun
1er, David Stewart, had an arm blown off at
Coqulmbo by the premature explosion of a
torpedo, when at practice, and was left there
IN Hospital.
The Oahu Cricket Club won another de-
cided victory over the British naval cricket
ers on Saturday. The combined team from
the ships Conquest and Wild Swan scored 90
first and 81 second innings. Oahu made 81
first and So second, or total score of 100 to
lib, an advantage of AZ. There was not very
4 l,,E,
number watched the game from private car
riages. Music was supplied by the Royal
Hawaiian Band, playing on the adjoining
premises of Prof. Berger, bandmaster.
The Oahu Cricket Club had meeting at
the Hotel August 18th, when thirteen mem.
bers we're present. The Committee on Rules
reported new rules and bylaws, which were
adopted. A subscription of $40 was received
from Mr.. Wilson, of London, England. Mr..
Chas. Creighton was admitted to member.
ship. A committee of three-Harry Whit
ney, L. Lishman and Mr.. Yatss-was APP
pointed to wait on the Minister of the In
terror, to see If fence can be put up on the
msuks side Of the Recreation Grounds at
Makiki.
Mr.. E. d. Preston, of the United States
Coast Survey, who has been in these Islands
for some months, on leave of absence, making
latitude observations for the Hawaiian Gov
eminent Survey, will return to America by
the steamer Australia on the Both inst. The
work for which he was engaged by this |
Government has all been satisfactorily eIecu |
ted. Mr.. Preston was employed chiefly because |
1t was less expensive to pay his salary than to |
buy the necessary instruments, as the United |
States service would not lend the instruments |
without being in charge of one of its own
men. Now that the exact latitude has been |
arranged for, the sun may 60 wrong-Hawaii |
will still be on time.
The Kinau.
I'Yes,' said Mr.. S. b. Rose, Secretary of |
fIder's s. s. Company, in answer to an
INQUIRY, Saturday, IS we had an arrival this
afternoon. The Kinau arrived from the
Marine Railway her hnttnn we'll CLAIMED |